Meet the 2024-2025 Leadership Team

  • Hannah Haghighi (she/her)

    PRESIDENT
    hlh2143@tc.columbia.edu

    Hannah is a full-time, second-year student in the S-OP program from Anchorage, Alaska, currently residing in Jersey City, NJ. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University in 2022, where she also pursued her interest in cognitive science and neurolinguistics research. Her interest in DEI and creating accessible and equitable spaces led her to pursue her M.A. in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College.

    As OHDCC President, she is looking forward to continuing to provide professional development and networking opportunities to S-OP students alongside the OHDCC Leadership Team.  

  • Prerna Vishwapremi (she/her)

    VICE PRESIDENT
    pv2366@tc.columbia.edu

    Prerna is a second-year student in the Social-Organizational Psychology program at Columbia University. With a deep commitment to inclusion and diversity, she has extensive experience working with marginalized communities, particularly in rural areas of India, including caste-marginalized, queer, and women's survivor circles. Before Columbia, Prerna worked with grassroots organizations like the Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network and Parvatiya Mahila Adhikar Manch, advocating for social justice and gender equity.

    Outside of her academic and professional pursuits, Prerna enjoys listening to music and has a deep love for animals.

  • Simriti Belani (she/her)

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
    sb4880@tc.columbia.edu

    Simriti is a second-year international student from Hong Kong in the Social-Organizational Psychology program. After earning her BSc in Business Administration with concentrations in Business Analytics and Marketing, she began her career in performance marketing at Dentsu Inc. and is currently working on a startup in the skincare industry. Her passion for psychology and business led her to pursue this degree. Fueled by a desire to make a positive impact, she is eager to explore how effective leadership influences employees' ability to find meaning in their work. Simriti is deeply committed to fostering a professional culture that promotes innovation and inclusivity.

    In her free time, you can find Simriti playing with her film cameras, brainstorming podcast ideas with friends, or trying to book a table at a fun spot downtown. Be sure to say Hello the next time you see her!

  • Tanvi Patel (she/her)

    DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
    tnp2122@tc.columbia.edu

    Tanvi is a second-year student from Texas in the Social-Organizational Psychology program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Business and began her career in tech sales at ThousandEyes, a startup later acquired by Cisco. The personal and organizational shifts during this transition sparked her passion for understanding how organizational change influences individual well-being. Fueled by a desire to create lasting value for individuals in the workplace, Tanvi is deeply committed to leadership development, fostering equitable work culture, and advocating for mental health in professional settings.

    When not working or in class, Tanvi enjoys reading, spending quality time with friends, and exploring new boroughs of New York.

  • Adrian Robin (he/him)

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
    ar4654@tc.columbia.edu

    Adrian is a second-year student in the Social-Organizational Psychology program. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in biology, he managed various medical offices and worked as a lab technician for a pharmaceutical company. Adrian’s experiences within the medical field led him to seek out a field of study centered in research and geared towards improving organizations. He attended TC for the program’s focus on conflict studies, leadership development and the social aspects of Organizational Psychology.

    When he isn’t in classes you can find Adrian in any given borough, writing, catching a live music show or playing board games.

  • Alana Corey (she/her)

    DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    ac5371@tc.columbia.edu

    Alana Corey is a second year, part-time student in the Social-Organizational Psychology MA program. Alana started her career in research at a maternal health studies lab at Brown University before pivoting into the workplace culture space. She now works as a Culture Coach at Great Place To Work advising companies through analyzing employee engagement surveys. With a background in psychology, Alana is fascinated with human behavior and wants to have an impact on where many people spend most of their time - at work.

    Outside of work and school, Alana enjoys running through Central Park, listening to podcasts, searching for live jazz in the city, and baking anything with chocolate. 

Sarah J. Brazaitis, Ph.D.

OHDCC FACULTY ADVISOR

Sarah has enjoyed serving as OHDCC’s faculty advisor for over a decade and has marveled at OHDCC’s transformation from a nascent group sponsoring a handful of offerings to a high performing team designing and implementing dozens of training workshops, professional panels, social gatherings, mentoring and networking events and an annual human capital case competition. Sarah’s favorite part of advising OHDCC is working closely with its leaders. They are unceasingly energetic, dedicated, creative, smart, thoughtful and also, fun. OHDCC is in the top three of Sarah’s most beloved teams, bested only by her family – Buddy, Javier & Mateo – and the New York Yankees.